4-Monther + Frog on the Wall

happy picture, happy picture, happy picture....

SAD/MAD/WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON picture. 

that's what shots will do to you. he was having a blast playing with the frog on the wall and ripping up tissue paper. life was good. until that mean nurse came through the door. 

poor kid had to have his 4 month immunizations and he was not a happy camper after. i don't think i have ever seen him cry so hard in my life. face turned red, trouble breathing, he was freaking out. I debated whether or not i should hold his had because i didn't want him to think that i am allowing this evil nurse to attack him. but i didn't want to leave him either because i didn't want him to think i abandoned him in his time of need. i want him to know that i will be there through all the pain...even if i have to allow it for his own good. he might blame me for lots of silly things one day: grounding him, making him come home for curfew, not letting him go to that crazy party, kissing him in front of his friends and embarrassing him, not letting him see his hooch of a girlfriend (i hope he doesn't have one of those), ruining his life, etc.  that's ok. i'll take all the blame as long as it's for his own good.

i hate to admit it, but tears were rolling down my cheeks when he started crying. the nurse probably thought we were a mess of a team. 

if he hurts, i hurt. 

if he's happy,iI'm happy. 

if he cries, i cry....well not usually, but this time we cried together. 

i'm thanking my parents for all the times they allowed me to feel pain. i realize now that it was torturous for them to see me to "get shots". probably harder on them than it was on me. they were always waiting on the sidelines for me ready to pick me up and hold me through it. to put that band-aid on. to kiss me all better. i love that they didn't run and save me right away though..they let me feel it and work through some things on my own. props to you both mom and dad.

this is for sure how Heavenly Father works with us. he allows us to feel pain and go through trials so we can learn and grow. so we have a reason to turn to him in prayer. so we can become more humble and know how to help others through hard times. so we can be more grateful and understanding of Christ's sacrifice for us. so he can mold us into who he wants us to become.

^^sorry for the millions of pictures but we had a long wait time. after the shots we were sent to the hospital to get an ultrasound on his little hips. the doctor just wanted us to get them checked as a precaution because he was breech. he had a long day of people poking at him, but he survived it like a champ. i hope this visit to the hospital with riggins is few and far between. Isn't that tiny wristband the cutest thing ever?^^^